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From: Frank Krygowski <frkrygow@sbcglobal.net>
Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech
Subject: Re: Helmet efficacy test
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2025 13:25:18 -0400
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On 3/27/2025 7:15 AM, Zen Cycle wrote:
> On 3/26/2025 10:46 PM, Frank Krygowski wrote:
>> On 3/26/2025 3:32 PM, Zen Cycle wrote:
>>> On 3/26/2025 12:06 PM, Frank Krygowski wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On average, bicycling is safer than walking by all those metrics. 
>>>> You obviously don't believe that, 
>>>
>>> I don't? My, how kunich-esque of you.
>>
>> Perhaps you should explicitly state your positions. As it is, you now 
>> seem to be implying that you do think bicycling is safer than walking. 
>> Yet you apparently think that bicyclists get great value from special 
>> protective hats, but pedestrians don't need them. Those two points 
>> seem inconsistent.
>>
>> So am I misinterpreting your views? What exactly are your views?
> 
> My view is that helmets work. Wear them if you feel you need to extra 
> protection. Don't wear them if you don't feel that need.

That explains your personal choice, based on your "view" and your 
"feel." But that doesn't explain your statement "I've always counseled 
people riding on public roadways or riding for performance to wear 
helmets." In fact, "Don't wear them if you don't feel that need" sounds 
quite opposite.

I often discuss actual data when I see that people's "feelings" are 
belied by good data. That doesn't mean you're not allowed to wear what 
you like. But it is certainly true that some personal ideas and 
"feelings" are objectively incorrect.

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- Frank Krygowski